§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence if he will make a statement about the pay rises for senior defence officers arising from the Armed Forces Pay Review Body's recommendations.
§ Mr. HanleyThe Armed Forces Pay Review Body recommended in February an increase of 4.4 per cent. for brigadiers and equivalents—the most senior rank on whose pay it makes recommendations. The Government accepted this recommendation in full but, in line with all other396W service ranks whose pay is recommended by the AFPRB, the award for brigadiers and equivalents was staged. The first 2.7 per cent. of the award will be paid from 1 April 1994 with the balance being paid from 1 January 1995.
Officers on whose pay the Government receive recommendations from the Senior Salaries Review Body will receive an increase of 2.75 per cent. from 1 April 1994, together with the third stage of their 1992 award. Additionally, the Government are considering a recommendation by the SSRB that a differential of 10 per cent. should be established between the pay of brigadiers and equivalents and major generals and equivalents.